Annual Cancer Survivor's Table

The 2015 Annual Cancer Society's Relay For Life is next week - so, it is time for Pat to do her yearly Survivor's Table to commemorate the courageous people battling this horrific disease. [Each year, Pat and her husband spend the entire weekend working at the event - doing everything and anything they can to make the Relay a success after spending hours the previous year volunteering with dozens of other people to set it up.]

The table - of course, done in purple (the signature color of all Cancer Survivors everywhere) and white

The place setting

Flatware is "Musee" by Reed & Barton 

The white dinnerware is a mix of inexpensive "Whiteware" from Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond

I found these wicker-like placemats on sale at Pier 1 years ago for less than a dollar each - no one wanted them because they were in a very ugly color, but I saw the potential (and power of spray paint.....) We've used them before in different colors.

I love these candle holders (from Abingdon Potteries) but, as you see, you have to use a gallon of candle wax to get the candle to stay upright....

Pat periodically hits the thrift shops for inexpensive clear vases - then her husband spray paints them in assorted colors for us

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Wicker Placemats - Pier 1 years ago spray painted
White Dinnerware - from Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Flatware - "Musee" by Reed & Barton from Horchow's
Purple Napkin - Handmade by Pat to match the placemat
Purple Glasses and Sherbets - "Viva" by Cristar from TJMaxx and Ross
Clear Wine Glasses - "Entertain" from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Vases - Clear, inexpensive vases from Thrift stores spray painted with white, glass adhesive paint
Candles - Purple "Northern Lights" candles from the Ferndale Emporium
Silk Flowers - Michael's
Candle Holders - by Abingdon Potteries from eBay (1934-1950)

We will be joining Christine's "Table It!" at Rustic & Refined this Monday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
We will also be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Here in California, we are on water rationing (mandated to reduce by 25% in most areas.) Pat made fun of my lavender lawn to cover the brown grass.......

Celebrating An Americana 4th of July Tablescape

For this week's table, Pat took a totally different color direction from the typical red, white, and blue celebration for the 4th of July. She used our inexpensive brown transferware (we apologize that it was made in England and not the United States) and designed a table in brown and beige tones to commemorate our country's beginning.

The table

The place setting

Flatware is appropriately named "Grand Colonial" by Wallace Silversmith

Pat found the heavy "Woodland" by Fostoria glassware at a local thrift shop and very nearly left them.....she even got them at half-price. The sterling silver goblets and bread/butter plates are on loan from our Cousins.

Pat made small flower arrangements in "Chocolate" Fiesta soup bowls

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Placemats - from a local boutique now out of business
Sterling Silver Flatware - "Grand Colonial" by Wallace (1942 - 2009) as a gift from our very kind and generous (and just as dish-crazy) Cousins Trev and Gary
Dinnerware - "Americana" by J. & G. Meakin from eBay and Replacements
Sterling Silver Bread/Butter Plates and Goblets - on loan from our Cousin and husband, Gary
Glassware - "Woodland" by Fostoria (1976 - 1981) from Tailwagger's (our local Animal Rescue Thrift Shop)
Napkins - Handmade by Pat
Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 two years ago
Silk Flowers and Wood Candle Holders - Michael's
Beige Candles - from the Ferndale Emporium (one of our favorite local gift and kitchen stores)
Brown Bowls holding flower arrangements - "Chocolate" Fiesta by Homer Laughlin from Macy's
Centerpiece Ship - from Ross

We will be joining Christine's "Table It!" Blog Party this Monday at Rustic & Refined: http://www.rustic-refined.com/
We will also be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/